This app can be downloaded even if you don't own a Kindle. You will need to have an account with Amazon - it's free to join.
Login, then search for the book.
Make sure you have selected the eBook Kindle edition.
There is a "button" on the side that says "buy now with1-click"
It magically downloads, sends you an email that they have charged you $0.00 for the free book.
Open your kindle app, and your book will download. (Sometimes it goes to the archived items, so if you don't see the book, look for the "archived items" button at the bottom of the home screen, click on the book, and it will go to your home page.)
There are several nice features.
It can be downloaded on multiple devices (laptop, iPad, iPhone, etc.) once you sign into your account, the app will sync and take you to the farthest point you have completed.
You can highlight passages, add notes, add bookmarks, and look up unfamiliar words.
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Sept 6, 2011Math for Grownups: Relearn the Arithmetic you forgot from school… http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057RIVYS This book has some great real world problems that our students could use. For example beginning on page 148, Mary has to figure out how many pages she needs to display her new photographs. She also needs to know how to enlarge some of her photos proportionally.
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This app can be downloaded even if you don't own a Kindle. You will need to have an account with Amazon - it's free to join.Login, then search for the book.
Make sure you have selected the eBook Kindle edition.
There is a "button" on the side that says "buy now with1-click"
It magically downloads, sends you an email that they have charged you $0.00 for the free book.
Open your kindle app, and your book will download. (Sometimes it goes to the archived items, so if you don't see the book, look for the "archived items" button at the bottom of the home screen, click on the book, and it will go to your home page.)
There are several nice features.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057RIVYS
This book has some great real world problems that our students could use. For example beginning on page 148, Mary has to figure out how many pages she needs to display her new photographs. She also needs to know how to enlarge some of her photos proportionally.